Paulo Coelho Quotes

Life sometimes separates people so that they can realize how much they mean to each other.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side... Without solitude, no plant or animal can survive, no soil can remain productive for any length of time, no child can learn about life, no artist can create, no work can grow and be transformed.

Love rules, but no one knows where it has its throne; in order to know that secret place, you must first submit to Love.

Terror, terror, terror. Life was a reign o terror in the shadow of the guillotine.

E quando você quer alguma coisa, todo o Universo conspira para que você realize seu desejo.

The desert takes our dreams away from us, and they don't always return. We know that, and we are used to it. Those who don't return become a part of the clouds, a part of the animals that hide in the ravines and of the water that comes from the earth. They become part of everything... They become the Soul of the World.

You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life.

If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.

I love you like a river that understands that it must learn to flow differently over waterfalls and to rest in the shallows. I love you because we are all born in the same place, at the same source, which keeps us provided with a constant supply of water. And so, when we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy.

This time I m not going to tell you a story. I'll just say that insanity is the inability to communicate your ideas. It's as if you were in a foreign country, able to see and understand everything that's going on around you but incapable of explaining what you need to know or of being helped, because you don't understand the language they speak there.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

You want to know if the heart of a man or a woman can contain enough love for more than one person? … I think it's perfectly possible as long as one of those people doesn’t turn into … a Zahir.

Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.